Brush holder



R BAUERLE Dec. 10, 1940;

BRUsH HoLDER Pafenfed Dec. 10, 1940 UN T D STATES PATENT oFFCE T'fliS invention felateS to an iff1pfoved. bfush holder and is eSpeci 11y deSigned to support a pfeviously used paint bruS11 if1 a feceptacle so the bristles are imInersed in a bath of oil of the like to prevent hardening.

The pfiInary objeot of the invention iS to pfo vide a sim le form of bfush holder that may be Suppofted aofosS the open top of a liqt1id oon taiI1ing receptacle and which autonlatically gripS the bfush handle fvflen So poSitioned.

nother objeot of the invention is to pfovide a br11sh holdef that vSzi11 suppoft vafious size bfuShes.

Sti11 anothef objeot of the invention is to pfo vide a bruSh holdef that is a Separate afticle of fnanufactufe, aufoInafically engageable with the bruSh to be Suspended in the liquid by the aof of positioning and Suppofting the holder aofoSS the top of the 1iquid oontaining feceptacle.

A fufther object of t11e invention iS to provide an arrangenlent Whereby a plurality of the bfushengaged holdefs Inay be suppofted aoross the top of the liquid containing feceptaole.

f1 Sti11 fufther object of the invention is to pfo vide a very Sinlple and eoonon1ioal forn1 of bf11sh holdef which may be manufaotufed and sold as a Sepafate unit.

other objects wi1L froIn the description, be ap pafent to those Skilled in the art, '11e preSent diSc1osu1 e constitutes an exposition of an en1bodi Inent of the invention, and i1111stfates the best Ineans I have thus far devised fof feduoing the invention to pfactice. It is to be undefstood that the Stroctural detanS Shown and -desoribed sha11 not oonstitute liInitations inoonsistent vvith the soope of the invention as o1aifned.

1n the dfawing= brushes Suppofted by n1y iInpfoved 11oldeI acfoss the top of an open top reoeptacle;

igufe 2 iS 3J side elevotion of the holdef in closed position;

gufe 3 iS a veftica1 Section thfough fhe holdef in open of bfuShengaging position;

gure iS a top plan vieW of the holdef in open position ith an engaged brush handle shoWn in section;

gufe is a veffica1 Seotion on the line 55 of gure 3.

The brush holder is prefefably Inanufaotufed as a unitafy artiole pfefefably fofn1ed of alufninum of Sheet metal and oofnprfses a pair of afms l and 2 of Substantially identioa1 oonstfuctio11. ach arm has a top poftion 3 With depending side vva11s 4 tapefing tovvafd one end thefeof. 1'he extfeInities of t11e side poffions fofn1 pfojeofing eafs 5 vvhich afe oonnected by tfonSverSe pivot studs 6. This pivotally oonneotS the afns l and 2 so fhey fnay be svvung vertically fron1 the poSition shovvn in igure 2 to the osition Shown in the other gufes of the dfong.

The ends of the afIns adjacent the pivots fofIf1 gripping of clanlping jaWs T ond 8 on the edges thefeof, adapted to engage a paint bfuS11 handle B therebetween. TT1ese jaws diveTge fro1n the pivofa1 connectionS as shown in Figure 3, and terIninate in Inedia11y disposed opposed V-Shaped notohes 0 in vVhich the bfuSh handle B is olanlped.

The outef end of the aI'n^1 IIlay be pfovided ith an angularly bent lip ID, vvf1ile the outer end of the arIn 2 Tnay have forn1ed thereon an eye for aJ purpose to be hefeinaftef n1ofe folly de sofibed.

n uSe when the holdef is poSitioned as Shown in gure 2, by a slight spreading of the aTmS l and 2 the arms Inay slidedowT1 over a paint bTush handle, the handle passing easily thfough the open jaWs 1 and 8. The afIns afe then swung to hofiZonta1 of gfipping poSition vVhefeby t1le op posed jaws wi11 move toward eaoh othef and grip the Shank of the brush handle at any desifed point betWeen the V-shaped notohes 9. BeSting the outef end poftions of the afns l and 2 on any Suitoble suppoft, Stloh ars oppoSite edgeS of an open top feoeptacle, vfrill Suspend the bfush at any desired height therein. Genefally these holders are used in oonnection With aJ feceptoc1e containing oi1 of the 1ike in which the bristle poftion of the bfusf iS ifnn1erSed to pfevent hafdening of the bfistles afte1' use. By the aot of sliding my ho1der over the handle poffion of a bTush and then svfringing veftioally or expanding the afn1s so they lnay rest on the edge of an open top re oeptaole of the 1i1e, the shank of the brush han dle is autoInatioally olaInped betWeen the opposed javVS in al fnannef that vi11 be obvio11s. TTS wi11 suspend the bfush So the bfistles may be held 1n1Inefsed in the 1iquid.

A Inost iInpoftant feature of fny invention iS the ada tability of this holder to grip and hold dfffefent sf ed bfuShes. T'he gfipping jaws 1 and 0 diverge ffoIn the pivots aS o1eafly ShoWT1 in ig ufe 3. Thus, thefe iS provided a fange of bife befween the opposed jaWs that ooInpensafes for the vafying diaIT1etefS of the handles of (1iff efent size bfushes. or the avefage size bruSh, the afn1s ofe suppofted s11bStantially hofizonta1ly for olan1ping the handle. 1 of large1' of sfna1ler bruSh handles, there iS an inolination above of below the hoIfzonta1 fespectively for gfipping action,

Quite often it is desifed to suppoft of hold a plufality of bruShes in a 1iquid oontaining fecep tacle. AS in SI1ch instances he open top feceptacle is of a greater dian1eter than the expanded length of Iny holder, have pfovided n1eans fof aocoInplishing this pufpose aS illustrated in Fig ure 1. he nun1efal 2 designateS an open top reoeptacle having aff 11ppef edge l3. fcfoss the edge is poSitioned a fod l4. To Suppoft plufal holdefs acroSS fhe top of the reoeptacle, the fod is passeo through the eyes on the outer eflds of the arfns 2 vVhile fhe benf lips fn of the arInS lap over the recepfacle edge l3. In the fofIn shoWn only tvvo bfushes are Snpported in 'the rece tacle l2, but vvithin liInitS an nuInber Inay be supported thefein by this fneans.

My invention is especially deSigned fof sup porting paint bfuShes in aI1 open top feceptaole, but the holdef as a Suppoft Inay be applied to vafious other uSes. BSsentially the invention coInprises a holder sufrounding and s1idab1e on the bruSh handle in one position and autoInati cany gfipping the safne When fnoved to and Sup ported in another position. In the plural llse dfS- closed, the fecepfaole Inay be of any deSifed Shape pefInitting the flecessafy suspenSion of the holders across he fop of the feceptacle.

What I olaiIn is= 1. paint bfush holdef oofnpfiSing a, pair of sheet n1eta1 arfns having tapering side poftions teffninating in forvvardly extending e31's, pivots oonnecting said earS, and the fofWafd edges of said afInS adfacent the pivots being inc1ined fearwafdly thereffofn.

2. paint bfuSh holdef oompfising a paif of sheet n1etal arn1S having tapering side poftionS tefn1inating in fofwardly extending eafs, pivotS oonnecting said ealfs, the fofvvafd edgeS of said afInS adjacent the pivots being if1clined fear- Wofdly thefeffoIn, an eye fofnled on the opposite end of one of said afn1s, and od lip foffned on the opposite end of the othef of Said arn1s,

3. As an article of fnanufaoture a foldable paint brush holder ooInpfising a. pair of arn1s hingedly engaging eaoh other at one end and adapted to slide ovef a paint bfush handle in non-g1ipping position, and the engaged ends of Said arIns forn1ing gripping jaws engageable With the handle when the arrIns are SWung outvvardly to gripping position.

As an affiole of monufaotufe al foldable paint bfush holder compfising a paif of armS hingedly engaging each other at one end and adapted to slide ovef a paint bfush handle When diSpoSed in Substantially pora11e1 Telationship and to engage the saIne adjacent the nledfa1 hinge vVhen extended, and Ithe handle engaging ends of Said aTn1S being inc1ined aWay froff1 the hinge to grip vafiouS Sized handles thefebetvveen.

5. ffs an article of nlanufactufe a foldable paint bfuSh holder inoluding a paif of sheet Inetal afIns each cofnpfisiffg al top With depending side wa11S hingedly engaging each other at one end and the adjacent e ldS of eaoh top being Spaced ffon1 he pivots to forfn opposed gripping javvS having a vafioble fange of engagenlent to support different sized bfuShes thefebetWeen.

6. As an oftiole of nlanufactufe a brush holder of the class desofibed fof aSSooiating with an open top receptaole of a ceftain diaInetef oom pl"ising a pair of hofizontally extending pivotany oonnected afIns adapted to suppoft and Surfound and gfip a paint brush handle betvveen the piv oted ends thefeof, Said affnS vVhen extended being leSS than the diametef of the feceptaole, and n1eanS o suppoft 9 plufality of said holders across the open top of the feceptacle. 

